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[[File:Tamboori of Bal Gandharva in Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum, Pune.jpg|alt=Musical instrument Tamboori on display in a museum behind a glass pane|thumb|361x361px|Tamboori of [[Bal Gandharva]] in the collection of [[Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum]], Pune]]
The
The name tamboori
▲The Tamboori (also called a Tambra) is a long-necked bowed string instrument found in Indian music.The tamboori is very similar to the [[tanpura]], despite being smaller and played with a bow. A tanpura is played as a melodic instrument, unlike the tanpura. Each string has a fundamental tone with its own spectrum of overtones, which makes a rich and vibrant sound, due to interactive harmonic resonance that will support the external tones played by the soloist.
▲The name tamboori is derived from tama or tana, referring to a musical phrase, and borri, or bori which means "vibrant".
The body shape of the tamboori somewhat resembles that of the [[sitar]], but it has no
The tamboori is used to add drone in a performance. It is part of the [[ektara]] family of instruments.<ref>Manorma Sharma, ''Folk India: A Comprehenseive Study of Indian Folk Music and Culture'', vol. 6, p. 53, Sundeep Prakashan, 2004 {{ISBN|8175741368}}.</ref>
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